• ChaoticNeutralCzech
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    6 hours ago

    I’m on Android 13. The following installation methods are available in Aurora Store, and all except Root produce confirmation popups.

    Session installer            ⚫

    Session based installer for bundled/split APKs
    Recommended, in-built and supports all Android versions

    Native installer (Deprecated)       ⚫

    Intent based installer, available on all devices
    Best suited for devices running below Android 4.4

    Root installer                 🔘

    Shell based installer using root permissions
    Requires root/superuser privileges, supports all Android versions.

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      Ah so its has to be a new Android 14 feature.

      So basically: If you’ve done at least 1 update using a third-party appstore for an app, it automatically give permission for third-party appstores to update that particular app for future updates, without prompting the user.

      Edit: wait, I just googled it and apparantly, you could already allow third party app stores do silents updates since android 12. The android 14 update is basically just allowing the third party app store that first installs the app to become the “Update Owner” to block other app stores (including Google Play) from updating the owns under the third-party store’s “ownership”.

      So I think you could already do that on any device Android 12 or later. Just try to do an update using the app, then wait for the next update to see if the update prompt goes away, which it should go away.

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        Makes sense, as the ruling is fairly recent. What do Aurora Store’s options look like to you?

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          I updated my comment.

          It looks the same, but its just once I do one update on the app, it no longer prompt for future updates.

          It should already exist since Android 12, but maybe it needs Android 14 to function completely? I’m not an expert on Android. Just test it, the in-app options shouldn’t affect it, its a system thing. Update once, then next time it shouldn’t prompt again. If google play isn’t disabled, that might be causing issues with this “silent update” feature. But Android 14 should allow Aurora to to “take ownership” of the app if you first install the app through Aurora, which would block Google Play from attempting to update those apps under Aurora’s “ownership”.

          TLDR: Android 12 should’ve made this “Silent Update” work, but I think Android 14 is what’s gonna fix any bugs or glitches with it.